Survey of post-operative patients' pain management

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 341-349

  Bostrom B M ^a   Ramberg, T ^b   Davis, B D ^c   Fridlund, B ^a  

^a HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b VARBERG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 1542737036     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2834.1997.00031.x     Document Type: Article

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